Core Conditioning for Horses

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What is the difference between the horse that "dances"when you are on him and the one that dosen't? It all comes down to the horse's ability to use the powerful mechanisms built into his body - not the strength we can see on the outside but the strength on the inside. The invisible and complex arrangement of the Internal "core" muscles controls the horse's posture, suppleness, and agility.  Their good condition is the key to the dance. 

Equine core muscles are very difficult to isolate with the traditional training techniques connom to horse sports. However, by examing what we do with the human body when faced with a weak core, we can find new methods for conditioning these areas of the human practice of yoga and used them to develop novel ways of reaching deep within the horse's body to gently "unlock" areas that may be a little rusty improve core fitness and even relieve pain related to conditions such as kissing spine. In this book, he provides step-by-step instruchtion explaining easy mounted exercises that enhance the horse's posture, and boost his confidence in his body and movement, making him easier to ride, and ultimately, the dance partner you've always imagined.